Did you know that Utah has more than 1,800 business that serve alcohol — from bars, beer halls and restaurants to bowling alleys, golf courses and event centers?
That should shatter the popular stereotype that you can’t get a drink in Utah. Right?
You see, when it comes to alcohol in Utah, there are haves and have-nots. Count Salt Lake County among the haves. The state’s most populous county has 861 alcohol licenses, according to the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC).
Conversely, tiny Sanpete County has just two licenses — one for a bar in Mount Pleasant and the other for beer at a bowling alley in Ephraim.